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Hong Kong Case Law

New territories land grant compliance
  • 13 Mar 2007

    MARK ALEXANDER TURNER AND ANOTHER v. HUNG HOK MAN

    Citation
    MARK ALEXANDER TURNER AND ANOTHER v. HUNG HOK MAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2387/2004

    The court found the First Requisition (unauthorised alienation under Special Condition 6 of New Grant No.6796) was not withdrawn and was not satisfactorily answered because the vendor did not obtain authoritative confirmation from the District Lands Office; the clause 16.02 rescission notice was ineffective in the circumstances; the Further Requisitions were raised out of time and therefore waived; the Defendant's failure to satisfactorily answer the First Requisition amounted to a repudiatory breach accepted by the Plaintiffs; consequence: Agreement rescinded, deposits returned with interest…